Birling, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
About Birling
Birling is a detached house in Pluckley, Ashford, Ashford (TN27 0QU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Birling sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birling has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Birling has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN27 0QU: £612,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TN27 0QU
Little Aden, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
Sold Sept 2024
£745,000Merristones, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
Sold Apr 2021
£612,5008 Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
Sold Oct 2019
£380,0002 Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
Sold Apr 2017
£385,000The Beeches, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0QU
Sold Aug 2016
£535,000
Versus other Station Road homes
Birling is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pluckley Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







